Arsene Wenger makes personal call to tempt Iker Casillas to Arsenal

Arsene Wenger has stepped up his pursuit of Iker Casillas after reportedly personally phoning the Real Madrid goalkeeper to talk him into a move to Arsenal.

The Spanish stopper, who endured a torrid World Cup as he saw his side crash out of the group stages, has been on the fringes of the Madrid side for the past two seasons under both Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti.

And according to newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Wenger feels the time is right to convince the 33-year-old to join the Gunners, having long admired Casillas.

Arsenal are targeting a new goalkeeper this summer having lost Lukasz Fabianski to Swansea, while Wenger isn’t believed to be fully confident in Wojciech Szczesny, despite the Poland international’s improvement last term.